And they’re scratching their heads trying to figure out why.
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Beauty Deconstructed
And from an academic world that encounters it too rarely.
UnKoch Loses To Classic Koch In Court
But to their credit, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) did not try to put a big happy face on it.
KU Takes Down Desecrated American Flag
But don’t expect other universities to follow suit.
Backlash Against Kavanaugh Supporters In Academe
Well it didn’t take long for the purge in the academic gulag to begin.
Deconstructing Brett Kavanaugh
While reporters, activists and Senate staffers dissect Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s life and letters, we did our own reconnaissance.
Loving Limits Is Constitutional
It’s always refreshing to run across an essay by an academic historian who actually has something to say. It’s also exceedingly rare. “More than 240 years removed from the Declaration of Independence, many Americans on…
McAdams Vindicated
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided against Marquette University in its ongoing legal battle with John McAdams, the professor it fired for publicly rebuking a graduate assistant for forcing her opinions on her class.
Hispanic Professor Vs. Hispanic Students
At the University of Michigan they seem to be at odds. “A professor at Michigan State University is alleging that Latino students perpetuate “colorblind racism” due to their commitment to meritocracy and free market values,”…
The Daily Princetonian Evokes Holocaust Hyperbolically
There’s a risk to using a historical epoch hyperbolically to decry a current event: If it’s recent enough, there may be someone who is a first-hand witness to the former. In an essay deploring Trump…
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White Hegemony of Education Schools
It turns out that Education Schools may not have caught up with affirmative action.
IUPUI gets a $25,000 Grant to Create a ‘White Racial Literacy Project’
IUPUI received a grant to create a ‘white racial literacy project’ to the tune of $25,000 from the Lumina Foundation.
DC Racks Up First
But don’t expect it’s Chamber of Commerce, or Board of Trade, to put out press releases about it but somebody did, sort of.
Middle Class Disappearing In Top Schools
Not only is the middle of the road indistinguishable in American universities but at the top schools, the middle class is becoming invisible.
Yalies Duke It Out Over Brett Kavanaugh
In open letters, that is.
Academics Find Conservatives Have Purpose In Life
And they’re scratching their heads trying to figure out why.
Plaintiffs Can Collect From American Studies Association
Former members of the American Studies Association (ASA) who are suing ASA over its resolution to Boycott, Divest from and Sanction Israel (BDS) can collect if they prevail in court, a federal judge ruled.
Historian Rewrites History of Janus
An historian from the University of North Carolina-Ash claims that the Janus decision that nullified the agency fees non-members have to pay to unions is a right-wing fantasy but he may have some fantastic notions of his own.
Uber Driver Menaces Young Republicans
Young Republicans, when you get a ride from Uber, remember, anything you say can and will be used against you.
You can Minor in Queer Studies at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
A new minor for students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Queer studies.
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Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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